Open AccessAssociation of Bone Mineral Density Status with Ethnicity and Parity in females of Karachi
Author(s) -
Madeeha Sadiq,
Mubina Lakhani,
Santosh Kumar Sidhwani,
Rosheebeel Khan,
Nabila Rasheed,
Nuzhat Hassan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 7
ISSN - 1996-7195
DOI - 10.53350/pjmhs2216345
Subject(s) - bone mineral , parity (physics) , ethnic group , demography , medicine , cross sectional study , bone density , dentistry , osteoporosis , pathology , sociology , physics , particle physics , anthropology
Aims: To assess the association of BMD (bone mineral density) with ethnicity and parity in females of Karachi, Pakistan. Study design: Cross Sectional. Place and duration of study: Department of Anatomy & Nuclear Medicine, Ziauddin Hospital, Clifton Campus, Karachi, Pakistan between March and August 2016. Methods: 200 females aged 40 years and above were included. Average age was 60.7 years (±10.52). BMD assessment was done on DXA scans. Participants were interviewed to obtain baseline demographic characteristics. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 was used to analyze data. Results: No significant association was found between BMD and the different ethnicities or parity in our study population. Conclusion: Bone mineral density is not affected by the number of pregnancies or ethnicity. Keywords: bone mineral density, ethnicity, parity, Karachi.